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I believe it's a particularity but french speaking people use `++` to end the conversation. It comes from `À plus` which roughly translate to `See you later` b
by johnchristopher 8y ago
I believe it's a particularity but french speaking people use `++` to end the conversation.
It comes from `À plus` which roughly translate to `See you later` but uses plus sign because of the sound.
It's even funnier because you used to write a single `+` then the other party replied with `++` but that usage has fallen and I only see the double plus sign these days.
- scarface74 8y ago+++ Was the same command to take an AT compatible modem from data mode to command mode and cause it to disconnect. Are you sure that’s not where it originated?
- johnchristopher 8y agoYeah, it was used on IRC and then on messenger/AIM/ICQ by kids who couldn't have known about such commands. There are some slight variations around like "pluche" for comical effects. That and the fact I never saw it outside french speaking chats. There could be a tiny chance that it comes from something else but that's highly unlikely.